About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: So You Want to Be a Military Aviator; Chapter 1: Not Just a Job, an Adventure; Exploring the Types of Aircraft and Their Roles; Fixating on Fixed-Wing Aircraft; Rounding Up Rotary-Wing Aircraft; Brushing Up on Basic Military Rank Structure; Perusing Pay and Benefits; Embracing a World of Opportunities after You Leave Active Duty.

Chapter 2: Taking a Look at Training ProgramsExploring the Different Military Training Opportunities; Meeting the Other Basic Requirements; Choosing Your Path to Becoming an Officer; Chapter 3: Understanding the Tests at a Glance; Making Sense of the Major Question Types; Singling Out the Different Service Tests; Chapter 4: Tackling Test Prep and Test-Taking Strategies; Studying Prior to Test Day; Getting Ready for Test Day; Mastering Multiple-Choice Questions; Part II: Sharpening Your Language and Math Skills; Chapter 5: Brushing Up on Language Skills; Beefing Up Your Vocabulary.

Inferring Meaning from Roots, Prefixes, and SuffixesSearching for Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms; Developing Meaningful Relationships with Analogies; Minding Your Nouns and Verbs; Cruising through Reading Comprehension; Chapter 6: Language Skills Practice Test; Analogies; Word Definitions; Reading Comprehension; Answer Key; Chapter 7: Getting a Handle on Mathematics Review; Brushing Up on the Basics; Digging Up Roots and Radicals; Converting Measurements; Getting Up to Speed with Basic Algebra; Shaping Up with Geometry; Statistics: Focusing on Math That Counts.

Chapter 8: Mathematics Practice TestSubtest 1: Whole Numbers and Integers; Subtest 2: Mathematical Operations; Subtest 3: Maintaining Order; Subtest 4: Prime and Composite Numbers; Subtest 5: Exponents; Subtest 6: Fractions; Subtest 7: Dealing with Decimals; Subtest 8: Preparing Proportions; Subtest 9: Calculating Percentages; Subtest 10: Roots and Radicals; Subtest 11: Converting Measurements; Subtest 12: Basic Algebra; Subtest 13: Geometry; Subtest 14: Calculating Perimeter and Area; Subtest 15: Calculating Volume; Subtest 16: Statistics; Answer Key.

Part III: Honing Your Science, Aeronautical, and Mental SkillsChapter 9: Tackling Technical Information and Science Review; Brushing Up on the Metric System; Wrapping Your Brain around the Scientific Method and Scientific Notation; Getting Physical with the Natural Sciences; Cramming Life Science Essentials; Cracking Open the Chemistry Kit; Picking up a Brief Course in Physics; Getting down to Earth Science; Exploring Your Solar System; Putting Science to Good Use: Applied Sciences; Chapter 10: Technical Information and Science Practice Test; Subtest 1: The Natural and Applied Sciences.